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==History and symptoms== | ==History and symptoms== | ||
===History=== | ===History=== | ||
* Onset (acute onset likely in drugs, toxins and infections), duration and frequency | * [[Onset]] ([[acute]] [[onset]] likely in [[drugs]], [[toxins]] and [[infections]]), duration and frequency | ||
* Long standing history (points to chronic illness) | * Long standing history (points to [[chronic]] illness) | ||
* Timing of nausea and vomiting after eating (may indicate site of obstruction in gut) | * Timing of [[nausea]] and [[vomiting]] after eating (may indicate site of [[obstruction]] in [[gut]]) | ||
* Associated symptoms ([[abdominal pain]], [[fever]], [[diarrhea]], or [[headache]]) | * Associated [[symptoms]] ([[abdominal pain]], [[fever]], [[diarrhea]], or [[headache]]) | ||
* Content and color of vomitus | * Content and color of [[vomitus]] | ||
* Presence of any [[blood]] or coffee ground content in the vomitus | * Presence of any [[blood]] or [[coffee ground]] content in the [[vomitus]] | ||
* Projectile vomiting (indicating increased intracranial pressure) | * [[Projectile vomiting]] (indicating increased [[intracranial pressure]]) | ||
* History of weight loss | * History of weight loss | ||
* History of recent travel | * History of recent travel | ||
* History of medication intake | * History of medication intake | ||
* Symptoms in close contacts or people eating at the same place as the patient | * Symptoms in [[close contacts]] or people eating at the same place as the patient | ||
* History of pregnancy | * History of [[pregnancy]] | ||
===Symptoms=== | ===Symptoms=== | ||
* | *[[discomfort]] in [[chest]], [[abdomen]] or [[throat]] | ||
*cold sweats | *[[cold sweats]] | ||
*headache | *[[headache]] | ||
*sleepiness | *[[sleepiness]] | ||
*yawning | *[[yawning]] | ||
*loss of appetite | *loss of [[appetite]] | ||
*increased salivation | *increased [[salivation]] | ||
*tiredness | *[[tiredness]] | ||
*fever | *[[fever]] | ||
*diarrhea | *[[diarrhea]] | ||
*indigestion | *[[indigestion]] | ||
*inability to walk | *inability to walk | ||
*weight loss | *[[weight loss]] | ||
*dizziness | *[[dizziness]] | ||
*vertigo | *[[vertigo]] | ||
*anxiety, depression or eating problems | *[[anxiety]], [[depression]] or [[eating problems]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
History and symptoms
History
- Onset (acute onset likely in drugs, toxins and infections), duration and frequency
- Long standing history (points to chronic illness)
- Timing of nausea and vomiting after eating (may indicate site of obstruction in gut)
- Associated symptoms (abdominal pain, fever, diarrhea, or headache)
- Content and color of vomitus
- Presence of any blood or coffee ground content in the vomitus
- Projectile vomiting (indicating increased intracranial pressure)
- History of weight loss
- History of recent travel
- History of medication intake
- Symptoms in close contacts or people eating at the same place as the patient
- History of pregnancy
Symptoms
- discomfort in chest, abdomen or throat
- cold sweats
- headache
- sleepiness
- yawning
- loss of appetite
- increased salivation
- tiredness
- fever
- diarrhea
- indigestion
- inability to walk
- weight loss
- dizziness
- vertigo
- anxiety, depression or eating problems